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Sync Your Computer's Firefox with Your Phone's

Update 2: Mozilla has now announced the release of Weave Sync Version 1.0 Beta 1. Update: Mozilla has now released Weave Version 0.6.

Mozilla Celebrates The Fifth Birthday Of Firefox

Mozilla is celebrating the fifth birthday of its Firefox browser today. Mozilla says in the first four days of launch, more than 1 million people had downloaded Firefox 1.0 Now that number is at 330 million users globally, accounting for almost a quarter of all Internet users. Currently Firefox is available in more than 70 languages and offers users more than 7,000 add-ons to customize their browsing experience.

New Google Chrome Release Includes Bookmark Sync

Google has launched the latest beta of its Chrome web browser. This release includes bookmark sync.

Opera Turns Your Computer Into a Server

Update: Opera has released the beta version of Opera Unite in Opera 10.10 beta. Original Article: Today Opera has released a product (as promised), which it claims reinvents the web. That may seem like an exaggerated statement, but it's an interesting concept nonetheless.

Internet Explorer Losing Market Share in Europe

Research from AT Internet Institute indicates that Microsoft is losing European market share in the web browser sector with Internet Explorer. The firm says IE is being seriously shaken up by rival browsers across the continent.

You No Longer Need the Google Toolbar to Use Sidewiki

Last month, Google introduced Sidewiki, a feature of the Google Toolbar that allows users to comment on any page on the web. The comments could only be viewed by others who have the toolbar and the feature installed. That was until now.

Symantec Urges Windows Users to Patch Systems

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for this week has been the largest ever from the company. 13 security bulletins addressing 34 vulnerabilities were released. 22 of these vulnerabilities were considered critical. Microsoft has never addressed so many in a single month. The previous record, set in June, was only 31. Included in the most recent Patch Tuesday, were patches for two vulnerabilities previously made public: one in Server Message Block Version 2 (SMBv2) and the other in Internet Information Services.

Google Increases PDF Usability in Search Results

Google has added an option to quickly view PDF documents in your browser from search results, while keeping formatting intact. This comes in the form of a simple "Quick View" link located in the search result snippet for PDF results.

Microsoft Using Scare Tactics For Google Browser Extension?

Update: Not long after MIcrosoft talked about Google making IE less secure with its Chrome Frame plug-in, Google came out and contradicted the notion. From eWeek:

Google Makes Sure Wave Can Run Properly on IE

Google released an early version of the Google Chrome Frame today. This is a plug-in for Internet Explorer, which lets the browser use HTML5 and...Google Wave (starting next week when the product's preview is extended).